HR0428 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0428 LRB102 19618 LAW 28389 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to commend Sister Nancy Ulrich for her more than 60 years of ministering to others and especially her service to the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora for the past 50 years; and

WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich was raised in Naperville; she was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1956; she earned her bachelor's degree from Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and her master's degree from Mundelein College in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich began her career as a teacher and church organist at three other parish schools in Wisconsin and Illinois in 1958, where she primarily taught fourth grade; she came to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora to teach seventh and eighth grade Language Arts in 1971; she became a part of the CCD program and the music ministry, where she served as an organist at many Masses; she became department head of the upper grades of the school; she ascended to the assistant principal position and then principal of Our Lady of Good Counsel School; she retired as principal in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich became the director of Religious Education at St. Irene's Catholic Church in Warrenville in 2000, where she served for 17 years; during her tenure, she helped other ministries, such as providing sacramental preparation for children; she also participated in a religious sabbatical in San Antonio, Texas; she retired in 2017; and

WHEREAS, In retirement, Sister Nancy Ulrich has remained active in many of the parish ministries, including baptismal preparation, helping the sacristans with their duties, and singing in the choir; she has also served as a volunteer English as a Second Language tutor at the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora; and

WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich will be moving to the Sacred Heart Convent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend Sister Nancy Ulrich on her more than 60 years of ministering to others, including her 50 years of service to the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora, and we recognize her commitment and dedication to the parishioners and students; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sister Nancy Ulrich as an expression of our esteem and respect.